The infestation theme continues … and we planted some beans

First up, we have a frequent visitor to the garden (and house) now … his name is Pepe Le Pew and he’s pretty camera shy. This is the best shot I could get so far:

He showed up yesterday actually inside the house – Gabby tracked him down while he was checking out Leeloo’s bed. I shoo’ed him out several minutes later but now he keeps hangin’ round the deck. Dude loves hangin’ out in the sun but does not want to stand still for his glamour shot.

In other news, tonight I went out back to plant the Blue Lake bush beans .. and encountered some other most definitely unwelcome visitors in the ornamental bed right by the veg beds (large picture warning).

From what I can tell, they look like red spider mites. I’ve attached the uncompressed picture so someone can help me identify them. Google tells me this is not a great sign. Looks like the best treatment option is insecticidal soap. Since I don’t have any just yet (perhaps I can make some), I went ahead and blasted them off the rocks with the hose. We’ll see if they show up again tomorrow.

I did get the green beans planted though (in the east bed) – 1 4 ft. row, give or take (had to work around the soaker hose).

Fifty-five days later and we might be eating some beans.